The Smiths... well Morrisey's voice anyway.
Oh and Westlife should have been shut in a box years ago...
Okay I have to be honest here and despite that excellent thread I did a few weeks ago when I queried the popularity of this group and tried to listen to the music...
The Smiths... well Morrisey's voice anyway.
Oh and Westlife should have been shut in a box years ago...
The Smiths... well Morrisey's voice anyway.
Oh and Westlife should have been shut in a box years ago...
I don't think Westlife even qualify as a band, they are a group surely? If they don't play instruments they ain't a band.
Guns N Roses
Having just heard Paradise City on the radio for what must be the millionth time i've got to go with G N R!
However, they might be replaced at the top of my list by Linkin Park in the very near future.
Having just heard Paradise City on the radio for what must be the millionth time i've got to go with G N R!
However, they might be replaced at the top of my list by Linkin Park in the very near future.
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I don't think Westlife even qualify as a band, they are a group surely? If they don't play instruments they ain't a band.
Oh gawd I don't know but I just thought it needed to be mentioned.
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Guns N Roses Having just heard Paradise City on the radio for what must be the millionth time i've got to go with G N R! However, they might be replaced at the top of my list by Linkin Park in the very near future.
I completely concur.
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I completely concur
LOL - Well that's a first!
LOL I can't believe this thread. I agree with virtually every single persons contribution, except for the Beatles: I do like them and always have. Not sure I agree that someone can't qualify as a band though, because they don't play instruments. Maybe that's true, maybe not, but nevertheless, Westlife are shit anyway. Almost every one of their songs sounds the same, and the fact they had 15 number ones or whatever it was, proves that there was little competition at the time.
Also may I add Joan Armatrading and Tracy Chapman and Suzanne Vega and Sade, and other boring shit acts that have been massively over-rated over the years. And don't get me started on BLOODY KATIE MELUA and MICHAEL BUBLE!
Both of them two make me instantly reach for the OFF switch!
The most recent over-rated act IMO is Kings of Leon: the most over-rated band of the last 5 years. 'Sex on fire' and 'Use Somebody' were OK but everything else is shit. Their song 'Four kicks' is bloody diabolical and it's one of the worst songs I have ever heard. The lead singers voice makes me want to tear my eardrums out on this track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPXIXItlpQ
It's funny isn't it how there are so many acts that are apparently so amazing and innovative and are praised highly by the critics, and yet no-one seems to like them. I do actually 'quite' like Simply red and coldplay, but agree that they are over-rated a bit. That Coldplay lead singer is one of the most big headed and arrogant wankers on the planet, even more that BONO. Well, maybe not.
Also may I add Joan Armatrading and Tracy Chapman and Suzanne Vega and Sade, and other boring shit acts that have been massively over-rated over the years. And don't get me started on BLOODY KATIE MELUA and MICHAEL BUBLE!
Both of them two make me instantly reach for the OFF switch! The most recent over-rated act IMO is Kings of Leon: the most over-rated band of the last 5 years. 'Sex on fire' and 'Use Somebody' were OK but everything else is shit. Their song 'Four kicks' is bloody diabolical and it's one of the worst songs I have ever heard. The lead singers voice makes me want to tear my eardrums out on this track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPXIXItlpQ
It's funny isn't it how there are so many acts that are apparently so amazing and innovative and are praised highly by the critics, and yet no-one seems to like them. I do actually 'quite' like Simply red and coldplay, but agree that they are over-rated a bit. That Coldplay lead singer is one of the most big headed and arrogant wankers on the planet, even more that BONO. Well, maybe not.
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KATIE MELUA and MICHAEL BUBLE!
As soon as I saw this thread I knew Katie Melua (and her millions of flipping bicycles) would be in here ... but Mr Bubbles???
That's just wrong - I could look at him all day! And his songs are lovely
Agree with pepsi about James Blunt - I think he has a fabulous voice, but his songs are so utterly boring
Moby
Technically not a band, but would it hurt for him to smile every now and then?
Technically not a band, but would it hurt for him to smile every now and then?
Sorry Rexi. I take it back. MB isn't over-rated, but I just can't stand his music.
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Sorry Rexi. I take it back
I saw Fleetwood Mac at Leeds Poly (in old money) It was after the band imploded and before they reinvented themselves as that bland, middle of the road, partner swapping, rocking middle age, combo type thing.
They were dreadful, although to be fair they probably weren't with the rest of us. A lot of people walked out.
They were dreadful, although to be fair they probably weren't with the rest of us. A lot of people walked out.
Katie Melua - what is the point??
Norah Jones is another one.
Oh and I am sorry but Eva Cassidy ruined so many songs because she took 3 hours to sing them..
Norah Jones is another one.
Oh and I am sorry but Eva Cassidy ruined so many songs because she took 3 hours to sing them..
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Moby
I've never heard of him Rawky - so I just googled him - he has a very funny looking website
I didn't listen to any of his music though
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I completely concur
LOL - Well that's a first!
I was grinning as I wrote it LOL - Well that's a first!
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I saw Fleetwood Mac at Leeds Poly (in old money) It was after the band imploded and before they reinvented themselves as that bland, middle of the road, partner swapping, rocking middle age, combo type thing. They were dreadful, although to be fair they probably weren't with the rest of us. A lot of people walked out.
Had Peter Green left by then?quote:Oh and I am sorry but Eva Cassidy ruined so many songs because she took 3 hours to sing them..
I agree with that...(even though shes not a band
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I agree with that...(even though shes not a band)...I cannot stand her version of Over the Rainbow...just sing the bloody tune FGS!
I am SO glad that you agree cos I think she ruined that song... whats with all the wailing?A song should be able to stand up on its own.
A bit like 'Without You'.. Nilson just sung it as it was intended. The words and melody were enough. Then Mariah Carey came along and ruined it with her oral gymnastics.
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Level 42. Please die. Actually, they were around a long time ago so with any luck, they are already dead. Honourary mention: Dire Straits. And Simply Red.
! Those were the three that came to mind as soon as I saw the title.. opened the thread and thought I'd been sleep-typing again 
! Swing Out Bloody Sister too
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her oral gymnastics
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her oral gymnastics ..
and it's a perfect front salto from Mariah's teeth!
and it's a perfect front salto from Mariah's teeth!
I am waiting for Blizzie to come along with a remark cos there is no way she will let that one go...
Heheheh!
Re Mariahs Oral Gymnastics.....
Isn't that how she got her recording contract from that bloke that headed Sony?
Coz she sure as hell didn't get it for having any singing talent imo.
I'm deffo seconding the addition of Westlife to the - gulps - list!!!111!!!!! I don't mind the odd cover version but to make a career of nowt else and to not add a single thing to the original is boring beyond belief. Then they even copied the video for Uptown Girl IIRC.
*Nails James Blunt on with Westlife*
Isn't that how she got her recording contract from that bloke that headed Sony?
Coz she sure as hell didn't get it for having any singing talent imo.
I'm deffo seconding the addition of Westlife to the - gulps - list!!!111!!!!! I don't mind the odd cover version but to make a career of nowt else and to not add a single thing to the original is boring beyond belief. Then they even copied the video for Uptown Girl IIRC.
*Nails James Blunt on with Westlife*
I have never understood why Westlife are so popular..
The Smiths... well Morrisey's voice anyway. Issy. I think the same. I can stand the man, who told him he could sing. Load of old tosh if you ask me.
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Coz she sure as hell didn't get it for having any singing talent imo.
Eh?! Mariah Carey has a 5 octave vocal range and (IMO) is one of the best vocalists of the 21st century. Her RnB offerings since breaking free from Sony have made her lose a lot of her audience, but that woman can sing.
Not a band but lenard Cohen. Snoooozefest himself.
Sorry Karma, imo she murders every song she has a go at She's like nails on a blackboard to me - a bit like Barbara Streisand
I suppose you can't deny that Mariah can sing...
I just don't like what she does to songs...
I just don't like what she does to songs...
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Not a band but lenard Cohen. Snoooozefest himself.
Oh give that woman a round of applause..
Hallelujah is without doubt one of the most miserable songs ever..
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Oh and I am sorry but Eva Cassidy ruined so many songs because she took 3 hours to sing them..
Every time I hear her from now on I think of your quote. Though it wont make it anymore bearable it'll help pass the time
Listening to "Over the Rainbow" makes as much sense as phoning the speaking clock for entertainment
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Every time I hear her from now on I think of your quote. Though it wont make it anymore bearable it'll help pass the time Listening to "Over the Rainbow" makes as much sense as phoning the speaking clock for entertainment
Well honestly she has to have the most boring voice in the universe...
Have you heard her version of Fields of Gold by Sting?
Well if you need an insomnia cure I recommend it....
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Status Quo - Rubbish!
Oh gawd ... I agree with that slimbo!
They are the only band that could ever make me turn the radio over to Heart to listen to the adverts
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The Smiths
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Have you heard her version of Fields of Gold by Sting? Well if you need an insomnia cure I recommend it....
I would have said it impossible to take all the fun out of that song before EC covered it to I'd like to add FYCs version of "Ever fallen in love" to the list of 'How on Earth can you hate a song so much that you would do that to it'!
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Indeed - and 99.9% of prog rockers
The 0.1% exception being Led Zepplins fantastic cover of the Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK" 
...or did I dream that?
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I'd like to add FYCs version of "Ever fallen in love" to the list of 'How on Earth can you hate a song so much that you would do that to it'!..EC would have been proud of it
The Buzzcocks did the definitive version of that IMO
1. I apologise for forgetting Laughing Len.
2. Yes! Peter Green had left Fleetwood Mac.
3. Yes! I thought Yes were wonderful. I had bought the first three albums and booked to see them three times on the same tour. Alas! Note perfect, no diversion, they may as well havers to the records. My mate was threatened by Bill Bruford for pointing this out.